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Kimchi Golubtsy

This one made the top post on r/foodporn!   View this post on Instagram   Korean goluptsy: the mashup you never knew you needed. Grass-fed @creekstone_farms beef (dry-aged and ground by @nicky.usa) browned with garlic chives, ginger, onions and garlic, mixed with chopped kimchi and […]

Pumpkin Congee with Water Buffalo Sausage

View this post on Instagram #WildAboutGame pregaming at home with my spin on the ever-popular butternut squash risotto: pumpkin congee cooked in chicken-corn cob stock, with five spice water buffalo sausage from @nicky.usa (get it? instead of lap cheong), woodear mushroom, pepitas, fried elephant garlic […]

Wherein I Overcome My Fear of Frying

Father’s Day dinner of champions: fried chicken (from upcoming @thejoyofcooking; recipe is solid af) with @oldbluerawhoney pumpkin blossom honey & gochugaru, chicken mu (homemade Korean purple daikon pickle), mac & cheese, homemade jojos (blanched, then tossed in Lawry’s, melted butter and melted chicken fat and […]

Congee, Fully Loaded

Further adventures in “rice is totally breakfast:” ginger-scallion congee cooked in good homemade chicken broth with Vietnamese ham, poached backyard egg and bok choy, topped with shaved salt-cured duck egg, fried shallots, chile oil and cilantro. It’s somehow both calming and stimulating, and so satisfying. […]

Tuna Noodle Casserole, This Time With Extra “New”

And because I’m completely ridiculous, I turned those beautiful pepper-crusted tuna steaks into tuna casserole-flavored ramen noodles. Flaked tuna and Asian greens (chonggak radish raab from the garden, scallions, and gai lan), peas, and enoki bechamel with @umiorganic noodles. Garnished with chonggak flowers. Anything can […]

Rigatoni with Wild Boar Ragù

Here’s a very simple and *fast!* ragù of @nicky.usa wild boar stew meat, pressure cooked with a few cloves of garlic, some minced carrot and a small onion, plus a pint of homegrown tomatoes that I put up last summer (plus Italian seasonings and S&P). […]

Shepherd’s Pie

I’m not Irish, so the beerbro amateur hour dreckfest that is St Patrick’s Day has never really meant anything to me other than another fine excuse to make shepherd’s pie. Here’s an outstanding iteration: a rich ragu of ground Anderson Ranches lamb (raised right here […]

Lamb Shank Ragu with Lemon-Ricotta Semolina Gnocchi

Over the weekend I braised Anderson Ranches lamb shanks in the velvety Turkish coffee stout that @gilgameshbrewing and @nicky.usa made with @shalomyallpdx. The only problem was that no matter how delicious and succulent that meat was, braised shanks suffer from Brown Food Problems (scroll over […]

Volga German Soul Food

My beautiful homemade bierocks made it into the “Global Comfort Foods” issue of Portland Monthly, along with a little about why this humble food is so important to me. My recipe is included — please note that they’re usually seasoned only with salt and pepper, […]

Quick Jook Can Happen

I made this by simmering leftover rice in chicken broth until the rice really softened up and topped it with whatever I had lying around. I personally like having the grains intact, but you could always go a bit longer if you prefer it more […]